Musqueam First Nation

Musqueam Nation
šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ
Musqueam Indian Band
Official seal of Musqueam Nation
Traditional territory of the Musqueam Nation, as defined by the 1976 Musqueam Declaration
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Government
 • TypeBand council
 • ChiefWayne Sparrow
 • Councillors
Full list (10):
Area
 • Traditional territory1,448.88 km2 (559.42 sq mi)
 • Reserve land2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,656
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Postal code span
V6N (Musqueam 2), V4K 3N2 (Musqueam 4)
Area code(s)604, 778, 236, 672
Ethnic groupCoast Salish
Languages
Reserves
  • Musqueam 2 (main)
  • Musqueam 4
  • Sea Island 3
Websitewww.musqueam.bc.ca
Personxʷməθkʷəy̓əm
Peoplexʷməθkʷəy̓əm
Languagehən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓
Countryšxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ

The Musqueam Nation (Hunquminum: šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ) is a First Nation whose traditional territory encompasses the western half of what is now Greater Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. It is governed by a band council and is known officially as the Musqueam Indian Band under the Indian Act. "Musqueam" (/ˈmʌskwiəm/ MUS-kwee-əm) is an anglicization of the Hunquminum name xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, which means "place of the river grass" or "place where the river grass grows" (məθkʷəy̓ being the Hunquminum name of the plant).

  1. ^ "Chief & Council". Musqueam Nation.
  2. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Musqueam 2 & Musqueam 4, Indian reserve (IRI) [Census subdivision], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. February 9, 2022.